17.They had a pleasant chat____________a cup of coffee.
| A．for | B．with | C．during | D．Over |
________ copies of Mo Yan's works will be on sale after his talk at the Press Conference.
| A．Signing | B．Sign |
| C．Signed | D．To sign |
Ben received an invitation to dinner, and with his work ________， he accepted it happily.
| A．finished | B．finishing |
| C．having finished | D．was finished |
All reference books ________， he didn't find the key to the question.
| A．being searched | B．searched |
| C．to be searched | D．were searched |
—Can you come up with another good idea?
—This is the best approach I can imagine ________ the work ahead of schedule.
| A．to accomplish | B．to accomplishing |
| C．accomplishing | D．accomplished |
Many of the onefamily children are so accustomed to ________ that they react violently when they hear something different.
| A．be praise | B．praise |
| C．praising | D．being praised |